Collapsible carton.



N0. 704,380. 7 Patented July 8, I902.

C. H. RUSSELL.

COLLAPSIBLE CARTON.

(Application filed Man 27, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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CHARLES H. RUSSELL, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

COLLAPSIBLE CARTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 704,380, dated July 8,1902.

Application filed March 27, 1902. Serial No. 100.257. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. RUSSELL, of Manistee, in the county ofManistee and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Collapsible Cartons, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in collapsible cartons, and hasfor its object to provide a cheap and efficient article of thischaracter adapted to receive fillers or cell'- cases, such as areusually used to receive and carry eggs and other articles, one which iseasily put together, and which may be collapsed or folded for returnshipment, the.

My invention consists of the particular construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andpointed out in the claims, reference being had to the drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view showing the carton with cover raised.Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the carton partially collapsed.Fig. 3 is a central vertical transverse section. Fig. a is a detailvertical section showlng construction of flap-fastener. Fig.

5 is a detail view of the cover and bottom fastener detached.

In carrying out my invention I use two blanks A and B,of paper,paper-board,veneer, cloth, leather, or other suitable material. Theblank A is of substantially the shape shown in Fig. 2 and is scoredalong the lines 1 1, dividing said blank into the three members A, A,and A which may be readily bent or folded along the'scored lines. Theportions A A of blank A are provided with the openings or slots 0, a,the office of which will be hereinafter fully set forth, and the portionA is provided with the slot or opening (0 the purpose of which will belater described. The blank 13 is made of paper, paper-board, veneer,cloth, leather, or other suitable material and is scored along the lines2 2 2 2, as shown, to thus divide the said blank into the members 13" BB and laps B B whereby the said blank can be readily bent and foldedalong the said scored lines. The portion ]3 of the blank B is providedat its center with the slot or opening 6 and the lap portions B B areprovided with the slots or openings b 11 The member A of the blank A isprovided near its edges and at about its center with the slots o a InFig. 5 is shown the fastener O for securing the cover and bottom of thecarton in place, and in Figs. 1 and 4 is shown the fastening means D Dfor securing the members or laps B 13 of the blank B to the member A ofthe blank A. The fastener 0 consists of a blank of sheet metal, usuallytin, of the form shown in Fig. 5, and is bent to form a head 0 and thetwo-part shank o c, the ends of said parts 0 0 being preferably beveledor narrower than the body portion thereof. The fasteners D D, consistingof the head (Z and the two-part shank d (1', are similar in shape to thefastener C, but may be made somewhat smaller.

In'setting up. or assembling my carton the blank B is bent so that themembers or laps B B lie flat against the inner face of the member A ofthe blank A, so that the slots 19 b in the laps B B register with theslots a (L2 of said member A of blank A. The fasteners D D are passedthrough said registering slots from the outside, and parts d d of theshank are then bent in opposite directions flat against the inner facesof the laps or members B B of blank B, thereby securely fastening theblank B to the blank A. The blank B may now be collapsed or folded flatagainst the blank A, in which position quantities of the cartons may bepacked and shipped. While the blank B occupies its rectangulararrangement the shank of fastener C is passed through the slot 5 and onearm of the shank is bent downwardly and passes through the slot a in A,which has been bent up to form the bottom of the carton. The end of thismember of the shank is then bent flat against the lower face of thebottom of the carton, around the edge thereof, and against the face of BThe ordinary paper-board fillers or separating-cells are then placed inthe carton, and the articles to be carried are inserted in the cells,after which the cover A is folded down against the upper edges of thebody portion of the carton,-the slota' in said cover passing over theupwardly-extending member 0 of the shank of the fastener C. The end ofsaid fastener is then bent down fiat against the upper face of thecover, over the edge thereof, downwardly and against the front face ofthe carton, completely closing the same.

Thus it will be seen that I produce a simple convenient device forcarrying various articles, one which is cheap, easily constructed andset up, and which can be readily knocked down or collapsed, whereby theymay be packed and shipped in quantities without occupying much space.

My improved carton will be generally used for carrying eggs; but it isobvious that other articles-such as fruit, candies, &c.may beconveniently carried therein. The blanks bein, made of paper,paper-board, 850., are cheap and can be easily provided with thenecessary scored lines, and the fasteners being made of sheet metal,preferably tin, or some other cheap metal easily bent, all paste isdispensed with, and the carton can be quickly put together, folded, ortaken apart. By making the fastener O with the shanks of such lengththat they fasten the top and bottom to the body portion I dispense withsepa rate fastening means for these parts. The filler or cell-case mayalso be collapsed and shipped with the collapsed carton.

' It is of course obvious that any suitable size of carton may be used,such as will carry the desired number of eggs or other articles.

The fasteners C and D are independent of the body portion of the carton,and should one of the shanks or arms become broken the fastener can bereadily removed and a perfect one substituted therefor. The fastener Cconstitutes in a single instrumentality a double fastenerthat is, afastener for both the top and bottom of the carton.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is

1. A carton consisting of two blanks suitably scored, one of which formsthe top, bottom and rear walls thereof, the other blank forming thefront and end walls and laps thereto, and means secured to said laps fordetachably securing the same to the rear wall.

2.'A carton consisting of two blanks suitably scored, one of whichcomprises three members forming respectively the top, bottom and backwall thereof, the other blank comprising members forming the front walland ends of the carton, the end members being provided with laps lyingagainst the inner face of the back wall of the carton, de-

tachable fasteners securing said laps to the back wall and means forsecuring the front wall and top and bottom members of the cartontogether.

3. A carton consisting of two blanks suitably scored, one of whichcomprises three members forming respectively the top, bottom and rearwall thereof, the other blank comprising the front and end portions ofthe carton, the said end portions being provided with laps havingattaching means secured thereto, said laps being adapted to lie againstand be detachably secured to the inner face of the back wall, wherebythe body portion of the carton may be collapsed and lie fiat against theback wall thereof.

a. In a carton the combination of a blank scored and bent to form thetop, bottom and back wall thereof, slots in the top and bottom members,a second blank scored and bent to form the front walls, end walls andlaps thereto, said laps lying against the inner face of the back wall ofthe carton, slots in said laps, slots in said back wall registering withthe slots in the laps, removable fasteners passed through and secured insaid registering slots, a fastener secured in the front wall of thecarton and provided with members adapted to pass through the slots inthe top and bottom of the carton and be bent over, thereby locking thesaid parts together substantially as shown and described.

5. In a carton the combination with a body portion provided with hingedcover and bottom of an independent fastener secured to the body portion,said fastener consisting of a main or body portion andoppositely-extending arms adapted to extend over and fasten the saidcover and bottom against the body portion.

6. In a carton the combination with a body portion having hinged coverand bottom, said cover and bottom provided with openings near theiredges, of an independent fastener secured to the said bodyportion, andconsisting of a head and two oppositely-extending arms, said arms beingadapted to pass through the openings in the cover and bottom and be bentover the edges of the cover and bottom and fasten the same against thetop and bottom edges of the said body portion.

CHARLES H. RUSSELL.

WVitnesses:

ALBERT ERIcKsoN, C. M. RUSSELL.

